Deep Brain Stimulation
Chapter 22 Deep Brain Stimulation Erlick A.C. Pereira, Tipu Z. Aziz Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Most applications of electrical stimulation for the treatment of intractable pain are delivered at the…
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
Chapter 17 Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Open Technique Michael Stanton-Hicks Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Although peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) has been shown to be effective in the treatment of many neuropathic…
Complications of Spinal Cord Stimulation
Chapter 15 Complications of Spinal Cord Stimulation Patrick J. McIntyre, Marshall D. Bedder Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord (SCS) is generally a safe and effective…
Cost-Effectiveness of Neurostimulation
Chapter 24 Cost-Effectiveness of Neurostimulation Rod S. Taylor, Rebecca J. Taylor Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Health care is expensive; and the up-front costs of electrical stimulation are significant, particularly when…
Medical Considerations in Spinal Cord Stimulation
Chapter 3 Medical Considerations in Spinal Cord Stimulation Binit J. Shah, Salim M. Hayek, Al-Amin A. Khalil Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Chapter 3 deals with some of the perioperative considerations…
The Future of Neurostimulation
Chapter 25 The Future of Neurostimulation Matthew T. Ranson Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Neurostimulation has made significant strides since Shealy first implanted a spinal cord stimulator in 1967. This chapter…
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Visceral Abdominal Pain
Chapter 12 Spinal Cord Stimulation for Visceral Abdominal Pain Leonardo Kapural Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Visceral abdominal pain is among the many pain states that can be improved by electrical…
Mechanisms of Spinal Neuromodulation
Chapter 2 Mechanisms of Spinal Neuromodulation Robert D. Foreman, Bengt Linderoth Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord (SCS) improves many forms of neuropathic pain; but, contrary…
Coding and Billing for Neurostimulation
Chapter 23 Coding and Billing for Neurostimulation Jeffrey T.B. Peterson Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Most physicians want to spend their time treating patients, not dealing with payment issues, but the…
Occipital Neurostimulation
Chapter 19 Occipital Neurostimulation Samer Narouze, Salim Hayek, Timothy Deer Chapter Overview Chapter Synopsis: Occipital neurostimulation (ONS) provides a minimally invasive, reversible, and effective treatment for a number of intractable…
